Books High and Low

This is an inspiring memoir by a Black woman who, after graduating from MIT, struggled with her next steps. Initially attending graduate sch...

I liked this second novel by Justin Torres, author of the 2012 novella We the animals , which I reviewed on this blog back in 2018 . Blackou...

  I have mixed feelings about this novel by Pakistani-British author Kamila Shamsie. While shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize, I feel that...

  I really loved this latest novel by Iranian novelist Salar Abdoh, who doubles as a Professor and Director of Undergraduate Creative Writin...

  Author Camonghne Felix was sexually assaulted at the age of 8, resulting in many years of declining mental health and unhealthy behaviors....

  Author Amelia Possanza has written a deeply researched narrative about historical lesbian relationships in an effort to find role models...

  In this deeply researched book about the effects of climate change, environmental and labor economist Park (Univ. of Pennsylvania) warns...

  I enjoyed this novel by Emily St. John Mandel. Loosely related to the happenings in her earlier novel, The Glass Hotel , Sea of Tranquilit...

  I finished the last of the Inspector Morse mystery novels a few weeks ago, and wrapped it all up with this collection of entertaining shor...

  The is the 13th and final Inspector Morse novel by Colin Dexter. Morse is feeling his age and suffering from a number of debilitating illn...

  Autumn song is a collection of essays “on absence.” It is organized into four major sections: dwelling, living, understanding, and changin...

In this uneven account of the evolution of Rupert Murdoch’s media empire, journalist Walter Marsh presents meticulous reporting on the tan...